The health of people in Lithgow, NSW

Abstract

This report presents a profile of the health of the population of Lithgow Local Government Area, the underlying social, economic and environmental determinants of health, the availability and accessibility of health services, and the existing health-supporting activities of other sectors such as the Lithgow City Council, non-profit organisations and the education sector. This study was undertaken through a collaboration of the UNDA Lithgow Rural Clinical School with the Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District Public Health Unit, Nepean Blue Mountains Primary Health Network and the Lithgow City Council